Stand Against the Devil!!!
Hey everyone out there! It’s been super long since I update my blog.. I hope you are all doin well.
I enjoy, always, my time in sharing what’s in my heart and my thought about life, the word of God and stuff. This time I wanna share to you about some revelations that came to me a couple days ago.
I was reading James 4:7 and it goes like this
“So give yourselves completely to God. Stand against the devil, and the devil will run from you”
(New Century Version)
I stopped reading when it came to STAND AGAINST the devil. Paused for a while, pondered it, and BOOM!! I was shocked about the way NCV bible describes this verse. I compared it with my other bible, ESV, says “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you”. You definitely can tell the difference! The point is, in order we could successfully resist the devil is to STAND AGAINST him. STAND AGAINST him means, STAND in THE OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. If the devil is in the north, face south, and so on.
I looveeeee how holy spirit works through our spirit and our mind! Revelations is always GOOD!
Truly, the word of God is our best directions in life. His word is light, leads our way into the night.
Be blessed!
Ericko Tandayu
Hi,
a nice translation makes the difference. Satan means opponent/adversary so we must be at the opposite point, always doing/saying the opposite. A pastor once told me: “If it’s it doesn’t belong to God then it has nothing to do with me”, and that’s quite true.
Truly.
Hi there..
It’s true, I love reading different translation. Helps me to understands better.
Oh, that’s good to know, Satan means Opponent, good one! Thanks for sharing!